Wire-wiper.



i ,To all whom it may concern:

LABS SEAIHOLM JOHN WILTON, OF DE KALIB, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOBS TO THE AMERICAN STEEL & WIRE COMPANY OF NEW JEESEY, OF HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY,

a coni'onarron or mew JERSEY.

- WIRE-WIP-EB.

Leather.

Be i known that we,LAns PETER SEAHOLM and JOHN Wnnon', citizens of the United States, and residents of De Kalb, in the county of Dekalb and State'of Illinois, have inve'nted certain new and useful Improvements in Wire-Wipers, of which the following'i's a specification.

Our invention relates to wire manufacturing devices and hasv particular reference to a novel wire wiping ap liance adapted for use in connection with t e galvanizing operation.

"In the production of galvanized or coated wire it is'common to pass the wire through a bath of moltenmetal and as a certain quantityof the molten material will adhere to the surface of the wire, it must be wiped upper and lower wads of fiber asbestos, the

' the wipe.

vention is to provide a device which shall upper of which is replaceable frequently. as required. The occasion for replacing this wipe is when a splice in the wire passes through the wire wiping appliance. Inasmuch as the. upper wipe is removed by the splice, it becomes .necessary to suppl by the operator, the result being accomthe wad down on. the wire, placing a new wad .in place and returning the holding means to proper location. vA difiiculty has arisen in this structure which may be de- 1 scribed as follows: If a wad or wipe is laid loosely on the wire as the wire is passing thereunder; the face ofthe wad will take up and retain a quantity of the semi-molten material, which material will adhere to the wipe and make a rough wiping surface which results in an uneven wipe. This difiiculty is avoided if the first contact of the wi e with the wire is coincident with a cient pressure to cause the molten material to be taken up by the outer edge of An object, therefore, of the presentinupon the removal of the old\wad and the retraction of the plunger or holding device,

. substitute a new wipe, which wipe shall be supported aboye the wire'and out of contact therewith until the fplunger is forced down- .ward, the plunger orcing the said wad di- Spe'ciflcation of Letters Patent.

another at' once. This is quickly atten ed to in juxtaposition, masmuch as a rectly against the wire and preventing the accumulation of metal underneatlrthe wipe.

The invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a vertical section through a to the furnishing of a new wad for the upper wipe, and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevatlon of the form of the upper wad employed by us.

In the drawings, it will be seenthat the wire 10 has passed through a: galvanizing tank 11 containing a quantity of spelter or other coating material. The splice 12 In the Wire is about to contact the wire Wipes and remove the upper wipe. The bottom wipe 13 is held in a suitable recess in the support 14, the upper wipe 15 merely resting upon the wire and being held firmly thereagalnst by the plunger 16, which is guidedm aper tures in the frames 17, the extent of ressure exerted by the plunger being regu ated by the arm 18', which may be weighted 1f desired. It will be understoodthat a plurality of these wiping appliances are placed plurality of wires pass through the same tan 9 The plunger 16 is located in anmclrned position;.that is, in a position perpendlcular to the wire as it passes out ofthe tank. Leaning against the plunger and supported on the ledge 19 adjacent to the plunger is the wad or wipe20, this wad be ng ready to fall into the opening provided by the retraction of the plunger 16 into the pos1t1on of Fig. 2. It will be seen, however, that because of the flanged upper end of the wad, which flange is ofgreater diameter than the diameter of the plunger and of the opening through which the same operates that the wad-is retained in the opening in Patented May a, 191i '3'.

Application filed August 14, 1916. Serial No. 114,769.

accumulation of any metal underneath the Y wad. v

Of course, the exact shape of the wad or wipe and the mechanism by which the same is controlled are immaterial, the idea being to provide a wad and suitable mechanism whereby the wad shall be retained just above the wire until the holding plunger ejects the same from the Wad-holding means and forces the same at once against the wires. It will be seen, therefore, that modifications of the apparatus such as would secure the results referred to would be within the spirit of our invention.

We claim:

1. In a wire wipingappliance, the combination of a lower wipe, a removable upper wipe, a plunger for holding the last named wipe against a wire, a fixed ledge having an aperture through. which said plunger is adapted to pass, a replacing Wipe being so shaped as to be retained in said aperture during the retraction of said plunger,

whereby upon the return of said plunger said wipe is immediately forced into firm engagement with said wire, substantially as described.

2. In a wire wiping appliance, the combination of a support for a lower wipe, an upper wipe, a plunger for forcing the latter into engagement with a wire, a lever for actuating said plunger, a frame member having an opening for the accommodation of said plunger, a replacing upper wipe having a flange of a diameter greater than the size of said opening, whereby the same is retained in the opening upon the re raction of said plunger until forced out o the opening by said plunger and directly into engagement with said wire, substantially as described.

3. In a wire wiping appliance, the combination of a support, a plunger and a wire wiping wad having a flange on one end thereof, and means adapted to accommodate said wad and retain the same above a wire by reason of engagement with the flange of said wad, whereby said plunger may act :upon said wad to force the same instantly into engagement with the wire, substantially as described.

Signed at De Kalb, Illinois, this 2nd day of August, 1916.

LARS PETER SEAHOLM. JOHN WILTON.

Witnesses:

F. J. WHINGROVE, H. E. STEVENS. 

